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A former executive of the Bank of New York and her husband told a federal judge that they had helped a group of small but politically connected Russian banks set up a money-laundering scheme that moved billions of dollars out of Russia through the American bank. The couple said they had received about $2 million for their efforts. A1

German Party Leader Resigns

Wolfgang Schauble, the leader of the Christian Democratic Union, which governed Germany for most of the postwar years, resigned in the wake of a scandal over illegal donations to former Chancellor Helmut Kohl. A1

Russia Seeks Better NATO Ties

Acting President Vladimir V. Putin agreed to end an 11-month estrangement between Russia and NATO, after meeting with NATO's secretary general. A15

Ulster Talks Still Stalled

Demands by the Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams that Britain restore the suspended Northern Ireland government were met with counterdemands from other participants at a crisis meeting in London. A3

Two Spanish newspapers, citing copies of a secret British medical report on Gen. Augusto Pinochet, said he had brain damage from minor strokes last year, which doctors said left him mentally unfit for trial. A3

Interior Minister Natan Sharansky said ''summer time'' would be longer by 34 days, rescinding a tradition of accommodating the prayer schedules of some religious Jews. A6

Hezbollah Will Not Relent

The leader of the guerrilla movement, Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, said his forces in southern Lebanon would continue to kill Israeli soldiers despite Israel's pledge to withdraw forces. A7

Mediation Bid for Sri Lanka

Norway's foreign minister said he would try to start direct talks between Sri Lanka's government and Tamil Tiger rebels to end a conflict that has taken 60,000 lives. A13

World Briefing A4

NATIONAL A16-26

Bush Slipping as McCain, Gore and Democrats Gain

A New York Times/CBS News Poll found that voters' impressions of Gov. George W. Bush had substantially diminished, while positive impressions of Senator John McCain had improved markedly. The survey also held good news for Vice President Al Gore and Democrats in general looking ahead to the fall elections for president and Congress. A1

Gary L. Bauer, the former candidate and a prominent social conservative, endorsed Senator McCain. A24

More Heating Oil Assistance

President Clinton pledged more money to help with Northeastern home heating oil costs, while acknowledging that federal money might not be enough for low-income families this winter. In his first news conference this year, he also touched on the campaigns of his wife and his vice president, and left the door open for a visit to Pakistan. A20

Energy Secretary Bill Richardson, speaking at the first New England Heating Oil Summit, said ''the federal government was not prepared'' for the recent jumps in oil prices. A20

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Top Los Angeles police officials criticized the command and supervision within their troubled department at a City Council hearing. A16

SCIENCE/HEALTH

Ancient Bones May Be Historic

Archaeologists think that ashes and bones excavated in Greece three years ago are the remains of 200 to 250 Athenian citizen-soldiers memorialized by Pericles in 431 B.C. A19

NEW YORK/REGION B1-14

Diallo Trial Testimony Ends; Lesser Charges Weighed

Lawyers for four officers accused of murdering Amadou Diallo rested their case and joined prosecutors in asking that the jury be allowed to consider lesser charges. The judge put off a decision. Closing arguments were set for Tuesday. The final witness was a defense expert on police procedure, who said the defendants appeared to have acted properly in approaching Mr. Diallo. A1

Aftermath of Radiation Leak

The alert prompted by a radiation leak at the Indian Point 2 nuclear plant, on the Hudson, ended at 6:50 p.m. If any radiation escaped into the air, officials said, the levels were so low as to pose no health risks. Con Edison said signs of a potential problem appeared several weeks ago, but were not enough to shut the plant. A1

Sudden Overload of Courts

An antidrug crackdown swamped the court system over the last two weekends, leading to complaints that scores of suspects were illegally detained for more than 24 hours. B1

NEEDIEST CASES B4

EDUCATION

Leaving Senate for Manhattan

Senator Bob Kerrey, 56, the Nebraska Democrat who said last month that he would not seek a third term, will become president of the New School University next January. B1

The New York City Board of Education voted unanimously to explore the sale of its headquarters at 110 Livingston Street. B3

ARTS E1-14

Painting's Origin Challenged

An expert's doubts about the authenticity of a 500-year-old painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Andrea del Sarto were raised before Sotheby's sold it for $1.1 million last month, but the expert's letter was not disclosed before the sale. E1

BUSINESS DAY C1-24

When Strangers Marry

The debut of the Fox show ''Who Wants to Marry a Multimillionaire?'' drew big ratings, especially among young women and teenage girls, culminating in 22.8 million viewers in the final half-hour, when a female contestant married a wealthy man she did not know. A1

Sporting News Is Sold

Paul G. Allen, who co-founded Microsoft, said his company, Vulcan Ventures, was buying The Sporting News, the country's oldest sporting magazine, from Times Mirror. C1